Pizza of Venice, Pizza Quest: The Search for the Pies of Excellence. Part I of an Occasional Series.
How much do you dread Mondays? Facebook is filled with memes of the dreaded day, but Mondays are something to look forward to if…
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Kubo and the Two Strings – A Movie Review
Is “mind blown” passé? I’m too old to know or to care. As the credits rolled, the patient wife and I simultaneously turned to…
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Tacos Poncitlan: The Quest for the Perfect Taqueria. Part One in an Occasional Series
Tacos are a perfect food. Two small tortillas piled with savory meat, some onions, cilantro and a little salsa to kick things up….
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Now on Netflix: A Very Secret Service – A Television Review
I opened up Facebook last week and found this post from my friend Todd at the top of my feed: “Is anyone else watching…
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Our Little Sister: A Film Review
What do you think of if I mention Japan? Big cities like Tokyo? Sushi? Geishas? “Our Little Sister” takes us to a modern Japan…
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Phantom Boy – A Film Review
Chances are you haven’t seen “A Cat in Paris”, the animated movie directed by Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli. Released in the United States in 2012, it…
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Culture Honey Bites: “That Chicken!” A Story of the Marvels and Mysteries of Submarine
Submarines are mechanical marvels and the mystery ships of the ocean. In the US Navy, they are known as the “Silent Service”. The most…
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Culture Honey Bites: The Thursday Night Regulars – A Story of the Stuffed Sandwich
Lili sits at the table, a PB&J sandwich to one side, a pile of crayons, colored pencils, construction paper and scissors in front of…
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April and the Extraordinary World – A Film Review
Do you remember the first time you rode Space Mountain at Disneyland? If you haven’t ridden, it’s a roller coaster enclosed in a dimly-lit…
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Culture Honey Bites: “The Sandwich” – A Story of Roma Market
The little man sits behind the counter next to the deli case. His apprentice stands to his right. To his left is bottle of…
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City of Gold – Film Review
In Southern California, we live in paradise. You may not realize this, but Jonathan Gold does. On the surface, City of Gold is a…
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Only Yesterday: Isao Takahata, All is Forgiven
The screen goes dark and then lights up in pale blue with the line drawing of Totoro. The audience spontaneously erupts in cheers and…
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